Toshiro Mifune in a haunted house hustle? The post-war hustle hits different.
In a small town, according to the homecoming of Professor Ishinaka, the youth culture group was overwhelmed to make a presentation for the summer festival, but because of lack of funds, she works part-time at the spectacle of a tour, a haunted house Especially. The ghost was a struggle amongst the people, it was a great success in filling the crowd, but in the circus hut next to it, Kenji who was supposed to have disappeared was pitiful.
Acting
Mifune brings wounded mystery to every frame.
Production
Haunted house spectacle on shoestring budget, meta-magic.
Director
Kiyoshi Saeki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Post-war Japanese cinema obsessed with 'apres-guerre' youth — this title literally wears its era on its sleeve. The 'ghost' is the war itself, still haunting.
Mifune shot this between Stray Dog and Rashomon — watch for the same coiled energy that Kurosawa would weaponize months later.
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